NOT SO EASY

ACROSS DOWN ACROSS

1. Like a duvet, soft in the middle, depressed (11)

8. Draws out additional cots, nothing less (8)

9. ‘The death of each day's life, sore Labour's ________ ‘(Macbeth) (4)

10. In the deep salmon discover something of David's (5)

13. A wet fall that quickly moved around one (4)

16. Open land to secure craft (4)

17. Hard to find one's way through corny stuff one has left (4)

18. Nothing added to the ox, cow or bull (4)

20. Change the text to find the writer in conclusion (5)

24. A lot of men upset Mary (4)

25. Carpet shaken: is included – try it! (8)

26. Are such hospital cases unconscious of being in clinic? (38)

2403 DOWN

2. Bad language on which one is bound to be truthful (4)

3. Is not now far from the listener in opposing ways (5)

4. Sing the praises of former spouse, much being given up (5)

5. Roman flower (5)

6. Let tried man get sorted out? No: he's unsuitable! (11)

7. Switches to another cog (has never shifted!) (7,4)

11. Animated – kicking, too? (5)

12. For example, unintelligent upturn is a small irritation (5)

14. Sorrowful expression of a girl who has failed to finish (4)

15. Suddenly flaring, it appears Noah was curtailed around five (4)

19. Meeting heartless sot after an attempt (5)

21. Richly deserve it, after half the Summer has gone (5)

22. Place in the wall found by one well suited to working life (5)

23. Catalogue the strip cut from the edge (4)

1. Nuisance 4. Frog 8. Gas 9. Local 10. Sob 11. Tremble 12. Yodel 13. Nearsighted 17. Eight 18. Vandals 20. Dog 21. Reins 22. Owe 23. Made 24. Reverent

1. Negate 2. Issue 3. Cycle 5. Residue 6. Gobble 7. Playthings 9. Laboratory 14. Engaged 15. Seldom 16. Assert 18. Voice 19. Alone